Math can predict future

Weirdly odd Echos Kudos to Amazon for experimenting with new ideas. The company offers six additional Echo products in varying degrees of usefulness and weirdness. We'll just run them down quickly here, because if you're buying your first Echo, none of these should be that Echo. But, if you are already considerably invested in the Alexa ecosystem, then you might want to pick one of these up. … [Read more...] about Best Alexa device to buy in 2021: Pick the best Echo for you

Apple likes to hold its events on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.iPhone release dates are typically a week-and-a-half after Apple's announcements.In general, new iPhones are released on a Friday, around the third week of September.A few years ago, CNET took a deep dive into the Apple event timeline and emerged with a compelling Labor Day hypothesis, which you can read about here. Based on the 2021 calendar, the Labor Day rule would put the September Apple event (and unveiling of the iPhone 13) on Sept. 8, with a Sept. 17 release date.  … [Read more...] about The iPhone 13 rumor mill has already started. Here’s what we’re hearing

Samsung's new Dolby Atmos soundbar could be its most immersive yetThese noise-cancelling headphones could be the perfect travel companionsJBL unveils noise-cancelling wireless earbuds to rival the Apple AirPods ProThe JBL L100 Classic loudspeaker brings retro cool to modern audiophilesThe JBL Charge 5 update makes one of the best Bluetooth speakers even betterNew Sony wireless speaker boasts unusual design with an important audio purposeSony takes on Dolby Atmos with live spatial audio concerts for your smartphoneThis cheap soundbar could be a great alternative to the Sonos ArcTVs2021 will likely be a big year for many of the biggest TV brands. We’ve seen both Samsung and LG push hard into 8K TV technologies – and in both cases CES 2020 was the occasion they chose to announce it. … [Read more...] about CES 2021 news: it’s over – but here are the highlights and best tech

Assuming that they did originate outside the Solar System, the particles can be used to address unanswered questions about the ISM. For one thing, scientists are still unsure whether most of the gas in the ISM is atomic, molecular, or ionic, or whether any of these phases is dominant at all. Scientists would also hope to address whether most particles there are crystalline or amorphous in structure and how much iron is present. … [Read more...] about Spacecraft may have captured dust particles from beyond our Solar System

Oct. 23, 2019: Huawei launches the Mate X foldable phone in China and celebrates hitting 200 million phone shipments two months sooner than it did last year. Also, the company's cybersecurity chief says it'd be easier to bribe telecom staff than build backdoors into networks. … [Read more...] about Huawei ban timeline: Follow the saga of the Chinese telecommunications giant